20 Nov 2008 at 5:16am LANSING, Mich. (AP) _ A quarter-century ago, Michigan's monthly unemployment rate hit 17 percent and so many laid-off workers left the state that bumper stickers asked, "Will the last one leaving Michigan please turn out the lights?" Fears of a ...
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19 Nov 2008 at 6:53pm The 2008 L.A. Auto Show's two press days have come to a close, and one thing is clear: Times are tough. Throughout the show's three halls, amid the gleaming sheet metal, there was a notable lack of the kind of excitement, buzz and, tellingly, free ...
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15 Nov 2008 at 11:58pm As the price at the pump has plummeted to about half the high watermark of $4 per gallon, the question arises whether the driving and lifestyle changes people made in the past year will stick. Predicting what will happen is a tricky proposition ...
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15 Nov 2008 at 6:58pm Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger Judy Ortman, interim executive director of the Concordia Learning Center, is interviewed by student Indigo Estevez from Newark for the school paper. There's a buzz in the newsroom of a New Jersey start-up newspaper, and not ...
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15 Nov 2008 at 6:58pm Offshore wind farms picked up a good breeze recently, with the U.S. government launching steps to open up the continental shelf and two Northeastern states approving local projects. The Minerals Management Service, part of the U.S. Interior ...
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15 Nov 2008 at 10:29am Nov. 15, 2008 9:36 a.m. | Police and rescue workers from at least two departments were on the scene of an injury accident near W. Beloit Road and W. Morgan Ave. around 9:20 this morning. Milwaukee police said at least one person may be trapped in a ...
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14 Nov 2008 at 5:11pm Nov. 14, 2008 4:16 p.m. | Donations to the 2008 United Way campaign in greater Milwaukee remain behind the 2007 pace and the targets set for reaching the $44 million goal, officials announced today. With three weeks left in the fund-raising effort ...
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14 Nov 2008 at 9:05am ? New York Jets vs. New England Patriots ? New York Jets vs. New England Patriots ? New York Jets vs. New England Patriots Gov. Jon Corzine today endorsed Hillary Clinton for secretary of state under President-elect Barack Obama and did nothing ...
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21 Oct 2008 at 12:56pm LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - October 21, 2008) - EagleRider, the world's largest motorcycle rental company, today announces a new program with GE Capital Solutions, Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) to offer qualified motorcycle dealerships 100 ...
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15 Oct 2008 at 8:56pm By Matthew Boyle Not long ago, a national marketing campaign from motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson ( HOG ) addressed the sputtering economy with a heavy dollop of devil-may-care attitude. The tag line: "Screw It. Let's Ride. Harley seems to have ...
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